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    How To Read A Textbook

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    The document outlines the SQ4R method for effectively reading textbooks. SQ4R stands for Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Record, and Review. It describes each step in detail, explaining how to survey the chapter first by reading titles, headings and summaries, then forming questions to guide reading and answering those questions while reading.

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    The document outlines the SQ4R method for effectively reading textbooks. SQ4R stands for Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Record, and Review. It describes each step in detail, explaining how to survey the chapter first by reading titles, headings and summaries, then forming questions to guide reading and answering those questions while reading.

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    The document outlines the SQ4R method for effectively reading textbooks. SQ4R stands for Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Record, and Review. It describes each step in detail, explaining how to survey the chapter first by reading titles, headings and summaries, then forming questions to guide reading and answering those questions while reading.

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    How To Read A Textbook

    The following strategy, SQ4R, is built around the idea that what you do before and after you
    read is as important as the reading itself.  Learning is an active process which requires
    concentration and energy.  Understanding and using the following strategies will increase your
    comprehension and your retention of the information.

    SQ4R = Survey – Question – Read – Recite – Record – Review

    Survey

    Look over a chapter for a few minutes before studying it in depth.

    Read the title and introductory paragraph(s).  Fix the name of the chapter in your mind.  Often
    the introduction to the chapter supplies background for recognizing the purpose of the chapter. 
    It may also state specifically the method of development the author intends to follow.

    Read headings, subheadings, and italicized words.  Go through the chapter heading by heading;
    these will form a topical outline.

    Read the summary at the end of the chapter.  Reread it to see which ideas the author restates
    for special emphasis or what general conclusions he or she comes to.  If there is no summary,
    read the last sentence or two before each new heading.

    Before reading:

    Use the chapter survey to activate your prior knowledge of the subject.  Recall what you already
    know about the subject by trying to anticipate the chapter's main points.

    Use the chapter survey to predict the predominant thought patterns.

    Use surveying to anticipate which portions or sections of the chapter will be most difficult or
    challenging.

    While reading:

    Use the survey as a guide to what is important to learn.

    Highlight, mark or underline key information mentioned in the survey.

    After reading:

    Use the survey to monitor the effectiveness of your reading.

    Test your ability to recall the key information.

    Review immediately any material you were unable to recall.


    Questions

    Formulate questions before you read the material.

    Turn each heading and subtitle into a question.  Form questions from all three sections of the
    "Levels of Comprehension" attached at the end of the packet (Who? What? When? Where?
    Why? How?).  You should be able to answer these questions when you finish reading and
    studying the paragraph, section, or chapter.

    Restate the questions from headings to help fix them in your mind.  These questions give
    purpose to your reading.  Remember that reading is thinking, and good students actively think
    while they read and imagine themselves as the author or someone applying the information in
    the text.

    Read

    Read the material.

    Read only the material covered under one heading or subheading at a time, and look for the
    answers to your questions.

    Read ideas, not just words.

    Take only minimal notes while reading.

    Read diligently, with the intention of getting answers, of taking notes of supporting details, and
    of remembering.

    Apply the 50/10 rule for studying; read for 50 minutes and then take a 10-minute break.  You
    will be able to sustain longer study times with better concentration and retention.

    Recite

    Do "question-read-recite" for each subheading.

    Answer the questions that you raise.

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